Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Notes:
The Town of Braintree is a suburban city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Although officially known as a town, Braintree adopted a municipal charter, effective 2008, with a mayor-council form of government and is considered a city under Massachusetts law. The population was 35,744 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Greater Boston area with access to the MBTA Red Line and is a member of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission's South Shore Coalition. The first and current mayor of Braintree is Joe Sullivan.

History — The town of Braintree was incorporated in 1640 and named after the English town of Braintree. It comprised land that was later split into Randolph, Holbrook, and Quincy, as well as parts of Weymouth and Milton, Massachusetts. The "North Precinct" of Braintree, which is now the bulk of the city of Quincy, was the birthplace of presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, as well as statesman John Hancock and General Sylvanus Thayer, the "Father of West Point."

Braintree is the site of the infamous 1920 murders that led to the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti. It was the retirement home of the co-inventor of the telephone Thomas A. Watson. Braintree's population grew by over 50% during the 1920s. In January 2008 Braintree converted from a representative town meeting form of government to a mayor-council government.

Birth

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID
1	ADAMS, Deacon John	8 Feb 1691	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	I53967
2	ADAMS, John	30 Oct 1735	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	I53969
3	ADAMS, John Quincy	11 Jul 1767	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	I53971
4	ADAMS, Joseph Jr.	24 Dec 1654	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	I53966
5	BASS, Hannah	22 Jun 1667	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	I53965

Death

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID
1	ADAMS, Deacon John	25 May 1761	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	I53967
2	ADAMS, Joseph Jr.	12 Feb 1737	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	I53966
3	ALDEN, Ruth	12 Oct 1674	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	I28531
4	ALLEN, Samuel	5 Aug 1669	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	I28509
5	BASS, Hannah	24 Oct 1705	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	I53965
6	BASS, Capt. John	12 Sep 1716	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	I52436
7	BEARS, Inez	26 May 2004	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	I9768
8	COLLINGS, Harold David	Abt Feb 1986	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	I4533
9	SMITH, Abigail	28 Oct 1818	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	I53970
10	WESTAWAY, Mary C.	13 Nov 1973	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	I10986

Marriage

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	Family	Marriage		Family ID
1	ADAMS / BASS	8 Feb 1688	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	F36382
2	ADAMS / BOYLSTON	23 Nov 1734	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	F36383
3	BASS / ALDEN	3 Feb 1657	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts	F19997